Sentences with phrase «in general spend»

«Feedback from recent meetings with our corporate clients is that in general they spent the first quarter getting the details on their total accumulated profits abroad and the currency and asset composition,» the analysts added.

Airline rewards cardholders usually accumulate reward miles at a rate of 1 mile per $ 1 in general spending categories, and up to 2.5 miles per $ 1 on specialized categories (which are often purchases with the card's affiliated airline).

Most credit cards, by contrast, offer at least 1 point for every dollar in general spending.

Not exact matches

And that's factoring in the fact that they were spending less on commuting, work clothes and other general, career - related expenses.

Caruso - Cabrera joined CNBC in 1998 from WTSP - TV in St. Petersburg, Fla., where she spent four years as a general assignment reporter covering crime and hurricanes.

Prior to her stint in Asia, she spent nearly five years in the Pacific Northwest as a general assignment reporter for KOMO - TV and NorthWest Cable News in Seattle.

The December ban also applies to military networks and was included in a more general defense spending bill.

Not only did President Trump defeat sixteen skilled and experienced primary opponents and win the presidency; he did so spending a fraction of what his opponent spent in the general election.

Retirees usually spend more time on hobbies, in general, whether it's gardening, working on projects around the house or taking on crafts.

In general, your time is best spent focusing on growing your business instead of handicapping someone else's.

«Because we are in the hospitality and recreation business, which is largely dependent on discretionary spending,» the company's latest financial report explains, «we believe that the weak housing market, increases in unemployment, decreases in air flights to Las Vegas, decreases in the value of stock and other investments, and the general tightening of spending on business travel have all affected visitations to Las Vegas and the spending budget of our customers.»

The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or Sigar, recently issued a damning report that found the task force, which has since been disbanded, spent $ 43 million to build a gas station in Afghanistan when the project should have cost something in the neighborhood of $ 500,000.

That essentially means the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction — the office that, for a decade, has sought to nail down what US taxpayers actually get for the money spent in Southwest Asia — can't do its job.

In general, I'm pretty good with knowing about how much money I'm spending, as I keep track of my daily purchases in an Excel spreadsheeIn general, I'm pretty good with knowing about how much money I'm spending, as I keep track of my daily purchases in an Excel spreadsheein an Excel spreadsheet.

For comparative purposes, 6 % of Harvard's class of 2016 took internships in investment banking, 8 % spent the summer in general management positions, and 15 % were in marketing summer positions.

Additionally, there is some evidence that people tend to be more cautious with their healthcare spending in general when they have a high - deductible plan, even for nondeductible costs, so employers are trying to slow the total spending.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Successful business owners — successful people in general — spend the majority of their time «selling.»

It spent a further 140 million roubles in 2016 for general financing of social programmes across Russia, the report said.

«We are getting better at marketing in general,» Chief Financial Officer Adam DeWitt told Reuters in an interview, and said the company «feels good» about spending money on the marketing side.

Summit Power Group LLC, which was awarded $ 450 million in stimulus grants by the Energy Department under the Obama administration, spent $ 1.3 million on «unallowable costs» including spa service, alcohol, first - class travel, limousine services, catering on a private jet and travel expenses to attend a charity event, according to the department's inspector general.

Sources say AT&T and General Motors are two prolific brands expected to spend less on advertising during this year's event than the one in Sochi.

The proliferation of cord - cutters and streaming content has cast doubt over the future of the television industry in general, but ad spending on network late - night talk shows still jumped 14 % last year, to nearly $ 600 million, according to Kantar Media.

But in general, if a fast - track budget bill contains a provision that doesn't have anything to do with federal revenue and spending than it's probably «extraneous.»

There have been a lot of changes recently to the late - night television landscape — where ad - spending is actually on the rise, despite uncertainty around the industry in general — but no debut has been more hyped than Stephen Colbert stepping in David Letterman's shoes as the host of CBS» (CBS) Late Show franchise.

AOL Canada general manager Graham Moysey puts even more stock in the amount of time Canadian readers are spending at the site, which he says has gone up 240 % since HuffPo Canada's launch.

Spend some time doing research on how safe airline transportation or just flying in general is.

Tax time only comes once a year, but it can feel like it lasts for months — here are a few of my favorite ways to reduce the stress and time spent on tax, and financial documentation in general.

«That's very notable in comparison with the rest of the country to have an actual decrease in general fund taxes and general fund spending.

Thus, it's no surprise that in the past 20 years, the number of dads who stay home with children has dramatically increased and men in general are spending significantly more time parenting their children.

General Motors Co. is spending $ 1 billion renovating its 60 - year - old Tech Center in a northern suburb.

In general, we spend more time talking about overeating than undereating.

As you spend more time searching, you'll start to get a general idea of the going rate for homes in the neighborhoods you're interested in, and will be able to weed out the fishy listings.

What this historic change in general solicitation law really means is that if you are an entrepreneur looking to raise money from investors, you might want to spend some quality time with a lawyer before you go shouting it from the rooftops.

These risks include, in no particular order, the following: the trends toward more high - definition, on - demand and anytime, anywhere video will not continue to develop at its current pace or will expire; the possibility that our products will not generate sales that are commensurate with our expectations or that our cost of revenue or operating expenses may exceed our expectations; the mix of products and services sold in various geographies and the effect it has on gross margins; delays or decreases in capital spending in the cable, satellite, telco, broadcast and media industries; customer concentration and consolidation; the impact of general economic conditions on our sales and operations; our ability to develop new and enhanced products in a timely manner and market acceptance of our new or existing products; losses of one or more key customers; risks associated with our international operations; exchange rate fluctuations of the currencies in which we conduct business; risks associated with our CableOS ™ and VOS ™ product solutions; dependence on market acceptance of various types of broadband services, on the adoption of new broadband technologies and on broadband industry trends; inventory management; the lack of timely availability of parts or raw materials necessary to produce our products; the impact of increases in the prices of raw materials and oil; the effect of competition, on both revenue and gross margins; difficulties associated with rapid technological changes in our markets; risks associated with unpredictable sales cycles; our dependence on contract manufacturers and sole or limited source suppliers; and the effect on our business of natural disasters.

While it is not directly related to replacement rates per se, the authors use pairs of cross sectional data from the GSS and from Statistics Canada's 1992 Family Expenditure Surveys and the 1998 Survey of Household Spending to illustrate that both real family income and real family consumption adjusted for household size tend to be hump - shaped with respect to age and peak in the 50s, while general satisfaction with life tends to stay relatively constant through different ages.

Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward - looking statements contained in this release because of a variety of factors, including conditions to, or changes in the timing of, proposed real estate and other transactions, prevailing interest rates and non-recurring charges, store closings, competitive pressures from specialty stores, general merchandise stores, off - price and discount stores, manufacturers» outlets, the Internet, mail - order catalogs and television shopping and general consumer spending levels, including the impact of the availability and level of consumer debt, the effect of weather and other factors identified in documents filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

General Motors in January bought autonomous vehicle technology start - up Cruise Automation for a reported $ 1 billion, while Toyota has committed to spending $ 1 billion over five years to develop technologies behind the self - driving car.

In 1996, the US General Accounting Office estimated that a tax agency reconciliation system could reduce the time spent preparing tax returns by as much as 155 million hours a year for 51 million taxpayers and reduce the IRS's costs by up to $ 37 million annually.

As a general rule of them, the more time you spend in your AdWords account, the better it will perform.

Negative conditions in the general economy both in the United States and abroad, including conditions resulting from financial and credit market fluctuations and terrorist attacks in the United States, Europe or elsewhere, could cause a decrease in corporate spending on enterprise software in general and slow down the rate of growth of our business.

These companies have a very large budget to spend on marketing in general and SEO specifically.

In each of these cases, the corporate executive would be spending someone else's money for a general social interest.

Speaking to the company's anticipated revenue prospects, Barrett echoed sentiments earlier expressed by fellow adtech Criteo and spoke of an anticipated near - term reduction in EMEA revenue and ad spend as publishers adjust to the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) in the EU.

In the United States, the General Services Administration spent $ 1 million on a 2010 Las Vegas conference.

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The Chase Sapphire Preferred ® Card doesn't perform quite as well in the general rewards category, only offering 1 point for every dollar spent.

Emphatically, the trillions of dollars spent over the past year were not in the interest of protecting bank depositors or the general public.

Sales of high - end and luxury consumer products, such as our performance electric vehicles, depend in part on discretionary consumer spending and are even more exposed to adverse changes in general economic conditions.

Less regulation and higher fiscal and private spending could represent upside potential, while a general economic slowdown or political risks from midterm elections in the U.S. could act as downside risks.